gimme the lowdown on the new top items for the L's
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From: cincinnati, ohio
Originally Posted by tallimeca
you were around long enough before...you know the drill. You'll get yay and nay on alot.
The long tubes and high flows are expensive, and PEAK torque and hp won't gain a ton, but you'll see the increase in the mid range definetely. Especially if running a ported blower and 6lb lower.
The Magnum blower has mixed results right now. Do a search and you'll see.
I think KB is the curse of death on a stock block. Power comes on way quicker then the Eaton. Plus it's not very cheap.
If you are looking to have fun on the street, ported blower, 6lb lower, tune, factory tech valve body.
If you're getting back into the racing game, i'm convinced best bang for the buck is above, convertor, traction bars and slicks.
Put you close to, if not into the 11's.
Glad to see your back.......
The long tubes and high flows are expensive, and PEAK torque and hp won't gain a ton, but you'll see the increase in the mid range definetely. Especially if running a ported blower and 6lb lower.
The Magnum blower has mixed results right now. Do a search and you'll see.
I think KB is the curse of death on a stock block. Power comes on way quicker then the Eaton. Plus it's not very cheap.
If you are looking to have fun on the street, ported blower, 6lb lower, tune, factory tech valve body.
If you're getting back into the racing game, i'm convinced best bang for the buck is above, convertor, traction bars and slicks.
Put you close to, if not into the 11's.
Glad to see your back.......
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From: Greater Boston
yeah
i agree man, obviously your no rookie. You were one one of the faster trucks back when you had your red beast.
Convertors are huge. hindsight, i wish some of the money i wasted on bettering my et's was on a convertor. Just at the time there were some horror stories with convertors and the last thing i wanna do is pay someone to have to put it in and out 3 times till it's right.
Now I guess the PI seems to the be everyone's first choice, but Gregg Evans has a line that have performed pretty well.
I'm sure you'll be in the 11's again with this truck long before i even get close with the one i've had for 5 years
Convertors are huge. hindsight, i wish some of the money i wasted on bettering my et's was on a convertor. Just at the time there were some horror stories with convertors and the last thing i wanna do is pay someone to have to put it in and out 3 times till it's right.
Now I guess the PI seems to the be everyone's first choice, but Gregg Evans has a line that have performed pretty well.
I'm sure you'll be in the 11's again with this truck long before i even get close with the one i've had for 5 years
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Beefcake, I have the Magnum Powers blower, I would stay with the ported eaton or a Whipple/Kenny bell before buying this blower. You will have around the same power output of a ported eaton. MD did my dyno tune and I only picked up a grand total of 11 hp. on the top end. I currently have another tuner seeing if he can get more out of my truck. Hope this helps with your decision.
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Marc, Yes I got the X-cal2 this past week and installed the street tune. In 3rd gear it seems to pull harder than my MD dyno tuned chip. But ofcourse, it doesn't have the low end of that chip either. I still have to data log for him and send back the results. I think I am going to do it at the track instead of at the dyno due to the dyno not being a load bearing one. I think it should be a great tune when I get it back.
Rich
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Originally Posted by White01
Marc, Yes I got the X-cal2 this past week and installed the street tune. In 3rd gear it seems to pull harder than my MD dyno tuned chip. But ofcourse, it doesn't have the low end of that chip either. I still have to data log for him and send back the results. I think I am going to do it at the track instead of at the dyno due to the dyno not being a load bearing one. I think it should be a great tune when I get it back.
Rich
Rich